head to head
vs
CSI: Dark MotivesvsLife is Strange
CSI: Dark Motives leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
CSI: Dark MotivesLife is Strange
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Life is Strange leans harder on execution: Rewind mechanic removes virtually any failure state
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
CSI: Dark Motives leans harder on optimization: Evidence-processing steps follow a solvable fixed procedure
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.